“In emotional event, D.C. jail inmates debate JMU students in courtroom; The topic was whether life without parole should be abolished; The inmates said the opportunity gave them purpose”: Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff of The Washington Post has this report.

“Donald Trump Thinks He Won’t Have Enough Power”: Online at The New York Times, columnist David French has an essay that begins, “These are the times that try a constitutional conservative’s soul.”

And online at The Washington Post, columnist Ruth Marcus has an essay titled “Four ways Trump will undermine the authority of Congress; The president-elect is setting the stage for a vast, dangerous and unconstitutional expansion of presidential power.”

“The Ivy League’s Most Incompetent Team Finally Has a Championship; The Columbia Lions football team, which once set a record for futility, won their first league title since 1961 after landing in a three-way tie with Harvard and Dartmouth”: Joshua Robinson of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Judicial Notice (11.24.24): Follow The Leader; Trump’s new AG pick, Cravath’s year-end bonuses, partner defections from Weil, and a Senate deal on judges.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“North Dakota Supreme Court considers motion to reinstate abortion ban while appeal is pending”: Mary Steurer of North Dakota Monitor has this report.

“Pittsburgh efforts to regulate firearms likely dead after state Supreme Court ruling”: Julia Zenkevich of 90.5 WESA Radio has this report.

“Departing Mexican Supreme Court justice weighs in on judicial reforms in his country; Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena LL.M. ’98, who recently resigned from his position, offers his views on the controversial new laws”: Rebecca Beyer of Harvard Law Today has this report.

“An ad supporting Jenifer Branning finds imaginary liberals on the Mississippi Supreme Court”: Bobby Harrison of Mississippi Today has this news analysis.

“Will Trump’s former defense lawyer protect the Justice Department from Trump? DOJ officials say Todd Blanche, a former federal prosecutor, knows its tradition of barring politicians from influencing criminal investigations, but he faces a daunting task.” Ryan J. Reilly of NBC News has this report.